Lynette Jordan, PASCAL Affiliate and Cathy Bovill, Academic Development Unit, both of the University of Glasgow have won a British Council contract under the DelPHE project for Higher Education Partnerships for ‘Developing student centred learning at Hawler Medical University, Iraq’.
 
In this project, the aim is to provide opportunities for academic staff from the Hawler Medical University (HMU) in Iraq, to undertake professional development supporting their aim to increase the use of student centred teaching and learning approaches across the University. The staff from our cluster aim to provide face-to-face professional academic development sessions in Iraq, blended with some online support and facilitated learning exercises for staff to complete over the course of one year. These activities have been designed to meet the stated needs of HMU staff, facilitate the participation of women, and to support the implementation of new and challenging forms of teaching and learning among staff and students in a sustainable manner.